Emergency Room Nurse

HCA Healthcare • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the department’s requirements and the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Working with medical providers and other care-team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients and their families or caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and departmental performance.

The nurse assesses pain and reassesses patients after appropriate interventions, performs ordered procedures and monitoring, and documents care promptly and thoroughly. The RN responds promptly to requests, anticipates patient needs, and teaches patients and caregivers about conditions, treatment plans, medications and side effects, and follow-up measures. Education includes translating medical terminology and explaining lifestyle measures such as diet, exercise, and disease prevention, while preparing patients and caregivers for future self-management.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of RN experience.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date.
• Registered Nurse qualification; an associate degree, bachelor’s degree, or Registered Nurse diploma is accepted.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care consistent with departmental requirements and applicable nursing standards.
• Collaborate with medical providers and other care-team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, compassionate care.
• Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.
• Assess patient pain regularly and reassess after appropriate interventions.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
• Document care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
• Respond promptly to patient requests, anticipate patient needs, and resolve them proactively.
• Teach patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
• Explain complex medical terminology and teach non-medicinal follow-up measures, including healthy diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
• Prepare patients and families or caregivers for future self-management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree